Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

After Chen Jie wiped out the Kwantung Army under Da Shanyan in western Hunan.

During his time back in Jinling, he relaxed completely.

Perhaps because the great battle between Miyamoto Musashi and the Sword Master of the Clouds was about to begin, the martial arts world of the Great Qian Dynasty was unusually calm.

The regional princes dared not make any rash moves, and the situation in the entire Daqian Dynasty seemed to have stabilized.

Nothing particularly noteworthy has happened during this period.

but,

According to intelligence reports from various places, Ximentang's secret forces discovered an unusual situation in Guangfu City.

Originally, after Ximentang annihilated Dashanyan, the situation of the Daqian Dynasty had stabilized.

but,

Since Toyotomi Hidekawa and the Shu-chuan brothers met and cooperated, the situation has begun to change.

First, Li Hongyu, the Ninth Prince of Guangfu City, secretly allied with Guixi and Nanyue, and cooperated with various forces in the martial arts world, stirring up trouble.

During this period, many of Ximentang's businesses were targeted by others.

Then,

The intelligence agents of Ximentang also noticed that many ninjas of the Japanese Black Dragon Society had secretly infiltrated the Great Qian Dynasty and were elusive.

As the head of the Ximen Hall's secret service, Aunt Thirteen, Ji Yunsha, has a very keen sense of the situation.

She quickly realized something was wrong.

"Junior brother! My right eyelid keeps twitching. I have a feeling that something is going to happen soon."

"The Japanese and the Gospel Association are cooperating, and a large number of experts have infiltrated the Great Qian Dynasty. They will be launching a series of operations."

"Their target is likely you, so you'd better be careful in the coming days."

"In addition, you have sent the four chief stewards of the Imperial Palace to fish in the deep sea with the fleet, leaving them with very weak protection."

“Relying solely on the personal guard is simply not enough to deal with experts above the ‘Blood-Moving Pill Strength’ level. I have added 5,000 troops to the perimeter of the Qianwang Mansion to ensure absolute safety.”

Aunt Thirteen looked very serious, not daring to be careless in the slightest.

Chen Jie's safety is crucial to the situation of the Great Qian Dynasty and the lives of countless people.

"The Japanese want to kill me? This is Nanjing—!"

Chen Jie smiled calmly and said:

"Leaving aside our Ximen Hall's intelligence agencies, even the defense capabilities of the Qianwang Mansion are no less than those of the capital."

"If you want to assassinate me, you must first break through the defenses of the Prince Qian's residence before you can even get close to me."

"However, to break through the defenses of our Prince Qian's residence, we would need to mobilize a large number of troops, which would certainly not escape the intelligence of the Undercover Department."

"As for those gunmen using firearms who want to assassinate me from a distance, you don't need to worry about that. Even if they have the best sniper rifles in our Ximen Hall, they won't be effective against me."

"You've reminded me of something. From now on, all the core members of our Ximen Hall need to be more careful."

"If any key member is assassinated, it will be a huge blow to the management of our Ximen Hall. Later, find Ling Yue and ask her to transfer a group of experts from the Imperial Palace to protect all the key members and senior executives of Ximen Hall."

"Let's wait and see how things develop!"

"If they really intend to carry out an assassination, this is the perfect opportunity to wipe them all out!"

Chen Jie said with great confidence.

The Ximen Hall's undercover intelligence agencies are spread throughout the Great Qian Dynasty. With huge investments, they have long become one of the most important departments of the Ximen Hall, and are enormous in scale.

From officials of the Great Qian Dynasty to local gentry, business tycoons, ordinary people, and various forces in the martial arts world, they possessed a vast network of information channels.

Countless intelligence reports arrive daily from all over the Great Qian Dynasty.

The submarine force has a team of several thousand people who specialize in analyzing, identifying, and screening various intelligence to obtain the most valuable information.

Therefore,
Almost no movement in the Daqian Dynasty could escape the notice of Ximen Tang's undercover agents.

This is why the Ximen Hall's secret service quickly received the news after Toyotomi Hidekawa and Song Zhong of the Gelao Association met at Baiyun Mountain in Guangfu City.

After the rise of Ximentang, it affected the interests of too many people.

There are countless people who want to assassinate Chen Jie.

The Black Dragon Society of the East, the Knights of the West, and various forces in the martial arts world all hated Qian Wang Chen Jie to the bone, but no one could do anything about him.

It possesses a massive underground intelligence network and also commands a million-strong elite army of the Ximengtang.

In addition, he was also the Prince of Qian, controlling the situation of the Great Qian Dynasty, and at the same time, he was the leader of a 'righteous group' in the martial arts world.

Even if such a person doesn't know any martial arts, it would be extremely difficult for outsiders to assassinate him.

Even experts at the 'Great Perfection of Meridian Opening and Qi Cultivation' level would avoid his attacks.

not to mention,
Chen Jie is also a "God-like Indestructible" level figure who is capable of killing powerful figures like "Qianye Hui" and "Situ Wushang" on his own.

Killing him would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

After Chen Jie's spiritual perception broke through to the 'Concentrated Observation' stage, he didn't pay much attention to the person who tried to assassinate him.

He has absolute confidence in his abilities!
His life potential has reached its peak, and he is just worried about not finding an opponent to hone his skills.

"Last time on the Yangtze River, Chiba Teru of the Eastern Ninja Sect gathered a group of Eastern ninjas and the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals of the Great Qian Hidden Sect to try to assassinate me."

"But unfortunately, he underestimated my strength and was ultimately killed by my sword!"

"They tried to assassinate me this time, but I wonder what kind of power they used?"

"It would be quite interesting to encounter Miyamoto Musashi, but he is known as the greatest swordsman in the Orient. Even if he wanted to kill me, he would probably disdain assassination!"

"To be honest, I really want to test my combat strength and see just how far I've come!"

His martial arts contests with the four chief eunuchs of the Imperial Palace were no longer effective in honing his skills.

The difference in combat strength is too great!

The chief stewards hadn't even broken through to the 'Unbreakable God' level, so if Chen Jie unleashed his full power, they wouldn't even be able to withstand a single sword strike.

Next,
Chen Jie shook his head, not thinking much of it.

Jinling was Ximentang's second major base, garrisoned with 100,000 troops. No one dared to make a move against him in Jinling.

Even a powerful being who is "indestructible even when facing gods" cannot do that.

"By the way! How is the establishment of Ximen Hall's 'Special Agent Department' going? After Linghu Qiannian recovered from his injuries, he underwent Ximen Hall's most rigorous military training. Is he adapting well to the work of the 'Special Agent Department'?"

Chen Jie suddenly remembered something and asked.

After being assassinated in Xianning Prefecture, Linghu Qiannian spent more than half a year recuperating from his injuries.

Unexpectedly, he turned misfortune into blessing and actually broke through to the early stage of the 'Blood-Moving Pill Strength' realm.

After Chen Jie took control of the Great Qian Dynasty, Linghu Qiannian, the Grand Steward, naturally became Chen Jie's confidant.

However, as the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Linghu Qiannian was very competent, but if he wanted to be the head of the 'Special Agent Department', he had to undergo the most rigorous military training from Ximen Tang.

In order to promote and give important responsibilities to Linghu Qiannian, Chen Jie had him learn many 'modern military' espionage techniques at the Ximentang headquarters in Shandong.

In the future, Linghu Qiannian will be responsible for many important matters in Ximen Hall.

Chen Jie's vision extends far beyond the Great Qian Dynasty; it encompasses the entire world!

Whether it's in the East, Europe, North America, or South America.

In the days that followed, after Simon Hall occupied these places, it was necessary to place various personnel in the 'Special Operations Department' to control all overseas intelligence.

Linghu Qiannian's martial arts skills are not bad, but they are still slightly inferior to those of the top masters in the martial arts world.

Therefore,
Taking control of the 'Special Forces' will not be an easy task; he must master many 'modern militarized' methods.

Assassination, sniping, intelligence gathering, and other clandestine methods are essential to prevent attacks from being easily detected.

"After Senior Linghu's martial arts broke through, he became very enthusiastic about the work of the 'Special Agent Department'. He has successfully established the 'Special Agent Department' and has recruited many top masters above the level of Yi Sui Hua Jin in the martial arts world."

"I believe that in a while, the 'Special Agents Department' will become one of the most important departments in Simon Hall."

Aunt Thirteen nodded and said with a smile.

After reporting all the intelligence gathered during this period, she looked up at the sky outside.

As the sun set and night fell, darkness descended.

"Junior brother, you haven't spent much time with Eighth Sister since you came back from Xiangxi."

Thirteenth Aunt continued, "Why don't you go see Eighth Sister tonight? She's due to give birth in a little over a month, and I'm worried she'll overthink things if she doesn't have your concern." "Eighth Sister lives in Yuhuatai. I'll send someone ahead to check if it's safe on the way."

"Things in Nanjing haven't been peaceful lately, so we'd better be careful."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie frowned slightly and said:

"Yuhuatai isn't far from here, is it really necessary to go through all this trouble?"

Chen Jie lived in the Qianwang Mansion in Jinling, which was not far from Yuhuatai.

After becoming pregnant, Ba Mei was originally recuperating in Qingzhou, Shandong.

but,

After Chen Jie came to Jinling, she followed him and stayed at the villa in Yuhuatai.

After Chen Jie returned to Jinling, although he met with Ba Mei a few times, he didn't spend much time with her.

Hearing what Aunt Thirteen said, Chen Jie felt that he should go to Yuhuatai to keep Eighth Sister company for a while.

Pregnant women are prone to mood swings.

Maintaining a happy mood is helpful for fetal development.

The villa at Yuhuatai is very large and heavily guarded, with security forces no weaker than those at the Qianwang Mansion.

Within a 500-meter radius of the Yuhuatai Villa, both visible and hidden sentries were stationed, making it difficult for anyone to get close.

Inside the villa, several sturdy secret rooms were built.

Therefore,
Eighth Sister is safe living in Yuhuatai, so there's no need to worry.

but,

There is a distance between the Prince Qian's Mansion and the Yuhuatai Villa.

If anyone wanted to assassinate Chen Jie, they could only ambush him on the road from the Qianwang Mansion to the Yuhuatai Villa.

Thirteen Aunt's idea was to send someone to check the road first to ensure there were no problems before Chen Jie set off.

"No need for that trouble. I haven't left the Qianwang Mansion since I returned to Jinling."

“If we send people to clear the obstacles on the road first, it will only cause a commotion and let people know in advance that I am leaving the Qianwang Mansion for Yuhuatai.”

"Besides, with my current spiritual perception abilities, who could kill me?"

Chen Jie shook his head and refused Thirteen Aunt's arrangement.

Indeed, sending people to scout ahead and clear obstacles would only reveal his whereabouts.

Moreover, sending someone to the Yuhuatai Villa at this time would be too much of a hassle.

"Alright! Junior brother, I will strengthen the security forces in Jinling. If there is any disturbance, I will report to you in advance."

Thirteen Aunt knew that once Chen Jie made a decision, he rarely changed it.

then,

She stopped trying to persuade her.

"Thirteenth Aunt, you should also take care of yourself and not overwork yourself!"

Chen Jie took the clothes off the rack and draped them over his shoulders.

Next,
He waved his hand, ordering his personal guards to prepare the sedan chair.

A few minutes later, he bid farewell to his thirteenth aunt, got into the sedan chair, and led his personal guards to the Yuhuatai Villa.

After watching Chen Jie get into the sedan chair and leave, Aunt Thirteen became secretly wary.

For some reason, she suddenly felt uneasy.

"What's going on? Could something really be happening?"

"With my junior brother's current strength, it would be useless for any expert to assassinate him."

"Last time, on the Yangtze River in Wuchang Prefecture and at Houhu Lake in Hankou, Qianye Hui and Situ Wushang, two powerful experts at the 'Unbreakable God Realm', both failed to assassinate him and were instead killed by their junior brother!"

"The chances of an assassination attempt succeeding for my junior brother are extremely low!"

"But why do I suddenly have a very bad feeling? No, I still need to be more vigilant on the road."

Transportation in Nanjing is very convenient, especially the main thoroughfares within the city.

Since Ximen Tang took up his post in Jinling, all the roads have been rebuilt and widened.

Many factories and industries in Shandong have been relocated to Nanjing.

Because Nanjing is located on the banks of the Yangtze River, transportation is convenient.

All products from the Ximentang factory can be easily transported to Hanzhong, Huainan, Sichuan and other places.

Chen Jie sat inside the sedan chair, and the journey was not fast.

As the Prince of Qian, he always made quite a grand entrance when he went out.

The royal guards led the way, with the sedan chair in the middle, and a squad of heavily armed royal guards followed behind.

Although it was almost dark, anyone who saw the imperial guards move out knew that the person sitting in the sedan chair was Prince Qian.

no way,
The sedan chair was specially made; it was the exclusive sedan chair for the 'King Qian'.

The guards' tight security and their cautious approach along the way made Chen Jie's trip much less troublesome.

Although Chen Jie's current strength does not require such a high level of vigilance from his personal guard.

However, someone was always protecting his safety, allowing him to relax a little and reducing his mental strain.

Sitting in the sedan chair, he didn't need to be highly focused or keep his nerves on edge all the time.

The sky has darkened.

but,

The hustle and bustle of Nanjing at night is just beginning.

After Ximen Tang was stationed in Jinling, the situation stabilized and public security became very good.

The night began to come alive, with all sorts of vendors setting up stalls along the streets.

After leaving the Prince Qian's Mansion, the guards did not choose to take the commercial street, but instead set off along a side road to Yuhuatai.

The journey involves passing through a narrow alleyway lined with rows of old wooden houses.

The alley was pitch black, making it a perfect spot for an ambush and assassination.

Perhaps this is why Aunt Thirteen was worried and hoped to arrange for her personal guards to scout these places in advance to ensure safety on the road.

The guards were the first to enter the alley, walking forward with their flashlights illuminating the surroundings.

After a while,

The sedan chair carrying Chen Jie entered the alley.

at this time,

He sat quietly inside the sedan chair, closing his eyes to rest.

suddenly,
He opened his eyes, his gaze sharpening.

boom--!
The next moment, his spiritual senses began to spread outwards.

Any movement within a kilometer radius of the alley began to be magnified in his mind.

His current state of spiritual refinement is 'Concentration', and he can sense danger within a range of more than ten kilometers.

However, he has not sensed any danger since he left the Prince Qian's residence.

It was obvious that a powerful individual had shielded themselves from the killing intent and used a secret technique to conceal their aura.

Just a moment ago, he suddenly sensed a sharp killing intent.

At this moment, Chen Jie's mental state became excited.

Once the distance is close, if someone is lying in ambush nearby, even if they don't exude any killing intent or conceal their aura, they will still stand out from the surrounding environment and be detected by him.

"Hmph! Aunt Thirteen's intuition is still quite accurate!"

"In Jinling, are there really people who aren't afraid of death?"

"Assassinate me? Very well! This is a perfect opportunity to test my self-created Sword Saint Technique—!" (End of Chapter)